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News Release - (Columbus) – The James A. Rhodes Leadership Foundation recently received its first ten thousand dollars ($10,000) donation from Wal-Mart to provide college scholarships for residents of southeastern Ohio.
Toledo Blade - A new scholarship program spearheaded by the grandson of former Ohio Gov. James A. Rhodes hopes to provide for one person from every high school in the state an education at a two-year community or technical college.
Colulmbus Dispatch - The governor's signature, less than 10 hours before the start of the new fiscal year, ended what many Statehouse observers called a remarkably smooth budget process.
Fairborn Daily Herald, June 15, 2007 -"Senator Austria Rolls-Out Higher Ed Plan"
Toledo Blade - June 06, 2007 - Toledo Blade- "The spirit of bipartisanship continued yesterday"
Plain Dealer - June 06, 2007 - Adding a special scholarship program
for community colleges
Toledo Blade - June 05, 2007 - The Ohio House in April proposed dramatically increasing the state's investment
Dayton Daily News, June 5, 2007 - After years of neglect, higher education has emerged this year as a budget priority
June 04, 2007 - Statement of Governor Strickland regarding Senate budget proposal on Higher Ed and the Foundation
June 04, 2007 - Senate's budget proposal works to ease financial burden on Ohio's college students and improve workforce quality
Associated Press, June 4, 2007
Senators act to freeze tuition, attract new scientists
Columbus Dispatch, June 4, 2007
OH Senate Leaders propose $10 million in state funding for the Foundation.
Associate Press, June 4, 2007
OH Senate Higher Education Proposal
Columbus Dispatch, May 27, 2007
College graduates now turning to trade school